VA SB245 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 7 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0158)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Emergency services and disasters; constitutional rights. Provides that nothing in the Emergency Services and Disaster Law shall be interpreted to limit or prohibit the otherwise lawful possession, carrying, transportation, sale, or transfer of firearms.

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Title

Emergency Services and Disaster Law; constitutional rights of citizens to keep & bear arms.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-17 - House - House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N) (Y: 34 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed by for the day in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0158)
2012-03-07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 158 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-02-23 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-02-23 Senate: Signed by President
2012-02-23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB245ER)
2012-02-23 Senate: Enrolled
2012-02-21 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2012-02-21 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-0Y 0-N)
2012-02-21 House: Read third time
2012-02-20 House: Read second time
2012-02-17 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (21-Y 0-N)
2012-02-16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
2012-02-15 House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1
2012-02-13 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2012-02-13 House: Read first time
2012-02-13 House: Placed on Calendar
2012-01-27 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
2012-01-26 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2012-01-25 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2012-01-23 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N)
2012-01-10 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2012-01-10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103459D

Same As/Similar To

HB20 (Same As) 2012-03-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0042)

Subjects


Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB245
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB245+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB245ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0158+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S12V0011+SB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S12V0023+SB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0106SB0245+SB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0149SB0245+SB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H1501V0027+SB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H15V0076+SB0245
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV0935+SB0245

Bill Comments

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